Table 3.
Volume differences of cortical and subcortical brain structures between sexes, ordered by largest to smallest in the cross‐sectional cohort
| Structure | Difference in volume (male–female, %) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross‐sectional (N = 406) | Longitudinal neurodevelopment (N=84) | Longitudinal aging (N = 55) | |
| Total white matter | 20.2 | 18.4 | 12.5 |
| Globus pallidus | 13.3 | 14.8 | 12.8 |
| Amygdala | 12.8 | 13.1 | 11.2 |
| Thalamus | 12.7 | 9.0 | 10.4 |
| Putamen | 11.3 | 8.9 | 11.7 |
| Total brain volume | 10.1 | 12.4 | 10.1 |
| Caudate | 9.6 | 9.4 | 13.2 |
| Nucleus accumbens | 9.5 | 11.7 | 11.2 |
| Cortical gray matter | 8.5 | 9.4 | 7.8 |
| Hippocampus | 7.9 | 9.7 | 5.5 |